Nigeria: Dozens feared dead in collapsed schoolhouse

Search and rescue efforts ongoing as at least 12 dead, wounded confirmed by rescue worker

By Olarewaju Kola

MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AA) - Dozens of school children are feared killed in a collapsed school building in Lagos, Nigeria.

A rescue worker with the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) confirmed over a dozen dead and wounded with victims being evacuated and hospitalized.

A spokesman for NEMA told Anadolu Agency that a two-story kindergarten building on Lagos Island caved in at about 10 a.m. local time (0900GMT).

"Dozens of children are trapped and some feared dead. Rescue and evacuation are going on," said Ibrahim Farinloye.

In September 2014, a guest house of a popular church in a Lagos suburb had similarly collapsed, killing over 30.

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